Ministry of Food Processing Industries
Implementation of Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana
The Ministry of Food Processing Industries  has been implementing an umbrella scheme- Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana  since 2017-18 across the country. PMKSY is a comprehensive package of component schemes, which is aimed at creation of modern infrastructure with efficient supply chain management from farm gate to retail outlet. It provides a big boost to the growth of food processing sector in the country, helps in providing better prices to farmers, creates huge employment opportunities especially in the rural areas, reduces wastage of agricultural produce, increases the processing level and enhances the export of the processed foods. Under the following component schemes, financial support in the form of grants-in-aid is provided for setting up of food processing projects across the country:
- Mega Food Parks scheme  
- Integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition infrastructure 
- Creation of Infrastructure for Agro Processing Cluster 
- Creation/ Expansion of Food Processing And Preservation Capacities 
- Creation of Backward and Forward Linkages  
- Operation Greens: Long Term Interventions
- Food Safety and Quality Assurance Infrastructure – Setting up / Up gradation of quality control/ food testing laboratories 
- Human Resource & Institutions 
No state-wise fund allocation is made under PMKSY. A total of 96 food processing projects have been approved under aforesaid component schemes of PMKSY as on date  in the State of Tamil Nadu with the total grants-in-aid of Rs. 376.40 crore. Out of this, Rs. 206.52 crore has already been released for implementation of these projects.
The benefits / facilities created/ to be created on implementation of food processing projects under PMKSY in the states of Tamil Nadu, Assam and Rajasthan are provided in Annexure.
The details of targets proposed by MoFPI for the 15th Finance Commission Cycle period  and achievements made as on date  against them under various component schemes of PMKSY are as under:
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S.No.
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Component scheme of PMKSY
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Project in numbers
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Proposed Target
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Achievement made
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1.
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Mega Food Parks scheme
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Discontinued w.e.f. 01.04.2021
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2.
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Cold Chain scheme
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30
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36
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3.
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APC scheme
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30
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21
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4.
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CEFPPC scheme
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162
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233|
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5.
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CBFL scheme
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Discontinued w.e.f. 01.04.2021
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6.
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OG scheme
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80
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40
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7.
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FTL scheme
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25
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19
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8.
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HRI – R&D scheme
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100
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-233 projects approved against the funds available under
 proposed target of 162
 cancellation of projects by MoFPI
 withdrawal of projects by the Project Implementing Agency and
 transfer of funds from OG scheme.
4.29 lakh, 0.39 lakh and 1.52 lakh farmers have been benefited/ expected to be benefitted from 96, 50 and 48 food processing projects approved under various component schemes of PMKSY in the States of Tamil Nadu, Assam and Rajasthan respectively, out of total 47.52 lakh farmers have been benefitted/ expected to be benefited across the country since the inception of various component schemes of PMKSY.
Yes, PMKSY has assisted to generate total employment  of 13.09 lakh from various component schemes of PMKSY since their inception.
This information was given by Union Minister of State for Ministry of Food Processing Industries Shri Prahlad Singh Patel in a written reply in the Lok Sabha.